Safety-razor.



G. R. FAAS. SAFETY RAZOR. APBLIGATION FILED MAY 13, 1903.

. fvyenz'ait' Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

CHARLES R. FAAS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SAFETY-RAZOR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patent-ed Sept. 7', 1909.

Application filed May 13, 1908. Serial No. 432,578.

To all whom it. may concern:

Be it known that I, Crmnmis R. FAAS, a citizen of the United States, residing in New York, in the boroughof Brooklyn, county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety-Razors, .of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to safety razors, the object of the invention being to provide an improved safety razor the holder for the blade of which may be made in two pieces of metal, the handle from one and the blade holder proper from the other, and each of which parts may be struck up from sheet metal, so that the razor can be manufactured and sold at an extremely low price, while at the same time an eflieient and satisfactory device of this character is furnished. Owing to the extremely simple manner in which this improved blade holder is made it is entirely practicable to make the same and furnish with it a blade equal to any used with any well known safety razor, and yet manufacture and sell this safety razor for as small a sum as ten cents.

In the drawings accompanying and forming part of' this specification, Figure l is a perspective view of this improved safety razor; Fig. 2 is an end view thereof, with a part thereof in section; Fig. 3 is a view of the holder with the handle in section and the blade removed; Fig. 4; is a vperspective view of the main portion or body of the holder, the blade beingillustrated in dotted lines; Fig. 5 is an end view of'theholder shown in Fig. 4, showing in dotted lines the spring action of the holder during the removal of the blade, the latter also being shown in dotted lines as partly withdrawn from its holder; Fig. 6 is an enlarged view of a part of the handle detached; Fig. 7 is a sectional view thereof, with the blade in position to be stropped; Fig. 8 is an end view of the handle, with the blade in position to be stropped Fig. 9 illustrates the blank from which the holder is formed, the same being stamped out; and Fig. 10 illustrates the blank from which the handle is formed, likewise stamped out.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the different figures otthe drawings.

In the resent embodiment of this improved sa ety razor, it comprises, as hereinbefore stated, a holder or body portion piece of sheet metal stamped out. In the form shown this holder comprises a bowed portion 4 comprising a series of "bars 5 united at their ends by two longitudinally extending portions 6, 7 forming rests for the blade, one, as 7, constituting the guard therefor. The other longitudinally extending portion or connecting member 6 of the holder is provided with upturned projections or ears 8, one at each end thereof, forming guides for the blade and serving not only to guide the blade into position on the holder but to prevent endwise move ment or play thereof at the rear edge of the blade. This member (3 is also provided with an upturned portion or flange 9 with which the rear edge of the blade engages when the blade is inserted and the holder sprung into position, this flange 9 serving to position and hold the blade in engagement with the stops hereinafter described, whereby the blade is properly held on the holder withits edge in cutting position adjacent to the guard. This flange 9 is so formed that it. engages but a small portion ofthe rear edge of the blade, being preferably located substantially centrally of the length of such rear edge, thus permitting the rear edge of the blade to be released by pressure thereon at either side of such flange. Slight pressure applied to the rear edge of the blade will spring the forward portion of the body or holder sufliciently to ermit the blade to spring up and be re- ,eased at its rear, whereby it can be easily removed, which could not be the case were the front of the head or body rigid instead of resilient. The other connecting or longitudinally extending portion forms, as hereinbefore stated, the guard portmn for proper 2 and a handle 3, each made of one p the edge of the blade, it being suitably shaped or bent to obtain the proper space or distance between the guard and the edge of the blade to enable the blade to cut officiently, and for this purpose it is provided with a depending 'lip 21. This guard, in the present instance, is provided with a pair of opposed inwardly turned projections 10, one at each end thereof. These inwardly turned projections 10 are bent to overlap the blade, thereby not only serving to guide it into position, but to hold it against endwise movement and also against displacement from the guard when in use. Adjacent to these projections 10 at each end of the guard is a pair of stops or stop faces 11 which engage the cutting edgezmf the blade and limit and position the same in its proper cutting position. The guard is provided with a series of openings or perforations 12 which, in the present instance, are in the form of circular holes punched out of the stock and which permit the passage therethrough of the lather when the razor is in use, thereby to prevent the clogging up of the cutting edge of the blade and also to holder it is, as hereinbefore stated, struck out of sheet metal so as to have the form shown in Fig. 9, the blank 14 thereof being for the purpose of forming the sleeve or tubular portion 13, and the holder is then bent into the form shown in Fig. 4,, thereby forming a bowed portion comprising a series of bars or members 5 which constitute springs by means of which the blade is held in position. .The guard is bent in a direction opposite to that of the bars 5, the upper surface being formed relatively flat to provide a proper rest for the flat surface of the blade, while the outer edge of the guard is bent dpvgnwardly and away from theedge of the On slipping the blade into position under the guards 10, with the cutting edge thereof at the ends of the blade in engagement with the stops 11, and properly pressing the rear end of the blade downwardly, the guard 7 will be sprung downwardly slightly to permit the blade to be properly seated and held in position for use. The tubular portion 13 hereinbefore referred to is formed by bending the central cut out portion 14 of the blank so as to form a ferrule for the attachment of the holder, which may be inserted thereinto, or this tubular portion 13 may be inserted into the holder,as found most de-- forminga holding or clampin means for the blade to enable the same to be stropped.

From the foregoing it will be seen that from two pieces of sheet metal I provide the holder 'or body and the handle, each of such a simple construction that they can be readof such form that the blade 20, which may ing the usual cutting edges, will be eiliciently held in position for use, thereby providing a razor which while having the same high cutting efliciency as an expensive device of this character, may be manufactured and sold for a few cents.

It is to be particularly observed that the present improvement enables the holder, although made of one iece, to still preserve the basket or bowed fiirm of holder, so that it can be readily cleaned while the blade is in position. Moreover, it will be observed that the clamping action to retain the blade in position is obtained by the resilient formation of the holder, which thus acts to effectively clamp the blade in position between the stops 11 and flange 9, without the necessity of flexing the blade. Furthermore, by forming the handle detachable the device can be packed more compactly in a smaller receptacle than where these parts are all formed as one member.

'I claim as my invention:

holder and a handle, said holder made in a single piece struck up from sheet metal and comprising a basket-shaped portion of relatively great depth formed of a pair of lengthwise extending bars, the front bar bent at an angle to the plane of the rear bar to form a relatively flat bearing surface for the forward portion of the blade, said bars being connected by a plurality of transverse resilient bars and adapted to be spanned by the blade, and said holder having at its front and rear edges blade engaging means whereby the blade will be clamped in posltion by the resilient basket portion, that at the rear edge of the blade being so formed as to permit the rear edge of the blade to be released by pressure thereon.

2. A safety 'razor comprising a blade holderand a handle, said holder made in a single piece struck up from sheet metal and comprising a basket-shaped portion of relatively great depth formed of a pair of bent at an angle to the plane of the rear bar to form a relatively flat bearing surface for the forward portion of the blade, said bars being connected by a plurality of transverse resilient bars and adapted to be spanned by the blade and said holder having at its front and rear edges blade engaging means wherethe resilient basket portion, the engaging 1. A safety razor comprising a blade by the blade will be clamped in position by ily manufactured at a very low cost and yet a be of any well known form of flat blade havlengthwise extending bars, the front bar means at the rear edge of the blade being so formed as to permit the rear edge of the blade to be released by pressure thereon, said rear lengthwise extending bar having at its ends a pair of upwardly extending ears for preventing sidewise play of the blade.

3. A safety razor comprising a body and a handle. said body made in one piece struck up from sheet metal and comprising a basket shaped resilient portion having at its rear a pair of opposed guides and an intermediate guide. and having at its front a guard .provided at its ends with a pair of inwardly turned guides and adjacent thereto with a pair of upwardly turned stops.

4. A safety razor comprising a body and a handle, the body made of a single piece struck up from sheet metal and shaped to have a resilient basket shaped portion, and provided with blade engaging means at its front and rear whereby the blade will be clamped in position by the resilient basket portion, the blade engaging means at the rear edge of the blade being so formed as to permit the rear edge of the blade to be released by pressure thereon, and said body also having an integral tubular portion for the attachment of the handle.

A safety razor comprising a body and a handle, said body made of one piece struck up from sheet metal and comprising a pair of longitudinally extending portions connected by a plurality of transversely extending bowed resilient bars, one of said longitudinally extending members having a pair of upturned guides at its ends and intermediate thereof a. flange or guide, and also having a tubular portion or sleeve depending therefrom, and the other of said longitudinally extending members having a relatively flat upper surface provided with perforations therethrough and also having a depending guard lip, and provided at its ends with a pair of inwardly turned guides and adjacent thereto with upwardly turned blade positioning stops.

6. A safety razor comprising a body and a handle, said body made of one piece struck up from sheet metal and comprising a pair of longitudinally extending portions connected by a plurality of transversely extending bowed resilient bars, one of said longitudinally extending members having a pair of upturned guides at its ends and intermediate thereof a flange or guide and also having a tubular portion or sleeve depend ing therefrom, and the other of said longitudinally extending members having a relatively flat upper surface provided with perforations therethrough and also having a depending guard lip, and provided at its ends with a pair of inwardly turned guides and adjacent thereto with upwardly turned blade positioning stops, said handle also formed of one piece from sheet metal for attachnient to the sleeve of the holder and provided with inwardly, turned flanges for the reception of the blade to enable the same to be stropped.

7. A blank'for the body or holder of a safety razor,'comprising a pair of longitudinally extending members each having a pair of outwardly extending portions at its ends and one having intermediate such outwardly extending portions a flange and the other having a series of perforations and adjacent to each end perforation a cut out stop portion, a series of bars connecting said longitudinally extending members, and intermediate the two inner bars a blank portion.

8. In a safety razor, a blade holder composed of atrough-shaped head of resilient material, both sides of said head being provided with means for engaging a blade, that at the rear edge of the blade being so formed as to permit the rear edge of the blade to be released by pressure thereon, and means for securinga handle near the rear of said head whereby the front of the head is resilient and the rear thereof is rigid.

9. In a safety razor, a blade holder composed of a trough-shaped head of resilient material, both sides of said head being provided with means integral therewith for grasping and holding a blade, that at the rear edge of the blade being so formed as to permit the rear edge of the blade to be released by pressure thereon, and means for securing a handle near the rear of said head whereby the front of the head is resilient and the rear thereof is rigid.

10. In a'safety razor, a .blade holder composed of a trough-shaped head of resilient material, both sides of said head being provided with means for engaging a blade, that at the rear edge of the blade being so formed as to permit the rear edge of the blade to be released by pressure thereon, and tubular means for securlng a handle near the rear of said .head whereby the front of the head is resilient and the rear thereof is rigid, said tubular means extending toward the trough of the head whereby the blade will be located at the proper angle with relation to the handle.

11. In a safety razor, a blade holder composed of a trough-shaped head of resilient material, both sides of said head being provided with means for engaging a blade, that at the rearedge of the blade being so formed as to permit the rear edge of the blade to be released by pressure thereon, and means secured to the rear of said head and projecting into the trough-shaped part thereof for the attachment of a handle near the rear of said head whereby the head is rigidly supported at its rear side while the front thereof will be resilient.

12. In a safety razor, a blade holder composed of a trough-shaped head of resilient material, both sides of said head being provided with means for engaging a blade, that at the rear ed e of the blade beingbso formed as to permit t erear edge of the lade to be released by pressure thereon, and a handle attached ad acent to the rear ed e of the holder and projecting toward the ont edge thereof whereby the front of the head is resilient and the rear thereof rigid.

13. In a safety razor, a blade holder composed of a trough-shaped head of resilient material, both sides of said head being provided with means for engaging a blade, that at the rear edge of the blade being so formed as to permitthe rear edge of the blade to be released by pressure thereon, and a detachable-handle attached adjacent to therear edge of the holder and projecting toward the front edge thereof whereby the front of the head is resilient and the rear thereof rigid.

14. A safety razor comprising a body and a handle, said body made in one piece struck up from sheet metal and comprising a basket shaped resilient portion having at its rear a pair of opposed side guides and an intermediate rear guide, and having at its front a guard provided at its ends with a pair of side guides and adjacent thereto a pair of stops for the edge of the blade to abut, and means for securing. the handle near the rear of said body whereby the front of said body is resilient and the rear thereof is rigid with relation to such handle.

15. A safety razor comprising a body and a handle, the body made of a single piece struck up from sheet metal and shaped to have a resilient basket shaped portion and rovided with blade-engaging means at its front and rear, that at the rear edge of the blade being so formed as to permit the rear edge of the blade to be released by pressure thereon, and said body also having a part bent to form an integral tubular portion located near the rear of said head for the attachment of a handle and whereby the front of the head is resilient and the rear thereof rigid with relation to such handle.

CHARLES It. FAAS.

Witnesses MARTIN FAAS, CHRISTIAN D. OTTERSTEDT. 

